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UNITED STATES PAT NT OFFICE.

GEORGE BURGES, JR, OF SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND.

BOTTLE- -WASHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent NO. 476,126, dated May 31,1892.v

Application filed January 15, 1890. Serial No. 337,019. (No model.)

within recessesfln which the bottlesare soaked and internally brushed;continuously-rotating and intermittently advancing and retiring brushingmechanism arranged at oneside of the carrier for internally brushing thebottles while supported within the recesses in the carrier and while thelatter is at rest; intermittently advancing and retiring ejectors(advancing and retiring simultaneously with the like movements of thesaid brushing mechanism and arranged at the same side of r the carrier)for ejecting the Washed and internally-brushed bottles from the carrier;intermittently-acting mechanism arranged at the other side of thecarrier and adapted to receive the bottles ejected therefrom and toguide them, mouths downward, to the means for externally brushing themand internally rinsing them'and to subsequently pass them onto adelivery-table, such brushing and rinsing mechanism and the table beingall arranged at the same side of the carrier; continuously-rotatingbrushing mechanism for externally brushing the bottles both previouslyto and subsequently to their beinginternallyrinsed;intermittently-acting stationary rinsing apparatus and intermittentlyretiring and advancing apparatus for receiving the bottles to be rinsedfrombetween the ex ternal brushing mechanism, lowering them onto therinsing mechanism, and subsequently returning them between such externalbrushing mechanism in position to be passed onto the delivery-tab] e,the whole being so arranged as to be automatic in the several operationssubsequent to the placingof the bottles into the carrier by theattendant, so that a single attendant will suffice in a machine of largesize to place the bottles in the carrier and to receive the cleansedbottles from the delivery-table and to attend to the proper working ofthe machine.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation ofthe machine, partly in section, looking in the direction of the arrow 1,Fig. 2. Fig. 2 represents a back elevation, looking in the direction ofthe arrow 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 represents a side elevation of the mechanismat the back of the carrier, looking in the direction of the arrow 3,Fig. 2. Fig. 4 represents a front elevation of the mechanism at thefront of the carrier, looking in the direction of the arrow 4, Fig. 1.Fig; 5 represents a longitudinal sectional elevation through theprincipal working parts of the machine, looking in the direction of thearrow 3, representing the position of such parts when ready to commenceWorking. Fig. 6 represents a transverse sectional elevation, ondifferent planes at dilferent parts, of the internal brushing mechanism.Fig. 7 represents a back elevation of the mechanism for intermittentlyrotating the bottle carrier. Fig. 8 represents a side elevation of thesame. Fig. 9 represents a view corresponding to Fig. 5, but showing theinternal brushing mechanism, the bottle-ejectors, and the mechanism atthe back of the carrierin operation. Fig. 10 also represents a viewcorresponding to Fig. 5, but shows the mechanism at the front of thecarrier for receiving the bottles therefrom, externally brushing them,lowering them, raising and rinsing them, and passing them onto thedelivery-table in operation. Fig. 11 represents a front elevation of themeans by which a sweeping motion is given to the brushes operatingwithin the bottles. Fig. 12 represents in end elevation, partly insection, the means of adjusting the spindles of the externally-brushingbrushes. Fig. 13 represents a sectional elevation longitudinally of therinsing-trough, showing the rinsing mechanism in the positionrepresented in Fig. 10. V

In Figs. 5, 9, and 10 the principal working parts are represented infull lines, the relative positions of the supporting-frames and some ofthe connections being indicated by dotted lines.

5 represents the bottle-carrier, which consists of a drum-like metalcasing made of a depth from back to 'front somewhat exceeding the lengthof the longest bottle intended to be cleansed in the machine. Thecarrier is formed of any suitable number of cylindrical through-openingsor bottle-receptacles 6, which are arranged in curviradial series, asseen best in Figs. 2 and 4, and are made of a diameter somewhatexceeding that of the largest bottle intended to be cleansed in themachine. The carrier 5 is supported byjournals 7, (m'de Fig. 8,) whichproject through the adjacent sides of an open-topped tank 8, and,together with the tank, are supported by front and back standards 9,rising from a sole-plate 10. The back of the carrieris fitted with aring of ratchet-teeth 22, equal in number to that of the saidcurviradial series of bottle-holes 6, so that the carrier is caused tobe rotated to the extent of the space between two adjacent series ofsuch eurviradial series of bottleholes at each 'of its intermittentmovements. Such movements of thecarrier are impartedbyanintermittentlyoperatingcounterweighted pawl 13, which is actuatedfrom the main shaft 14 by a worm 15, which gears with a Worm-wheel 16 ona shaft 17, which is supported by the framing 12, hereinafter referredto. The shaft 17 also carries a crank-plate 18, having a pin 19, whichonce in each revolution of the shaft 17 raises from the positionindicated in Figs. 2 and 3 to that indicated in Figs. 7 and S, a curvedbar 20, which works loosely in and is guided by a bracket 21, bolted tothe adjacent side of the tank 8. (Vida Fig. 7.) The upper end of the bar20 is connected to one arm of a two-armed lever 23, the axis of which issupported by the adjacent standard 9, (wide Figs. 7 and 8 and to theother arm of such lever 23 the aforesaid pawl 13 is pivoted. Therotation of the carrier 5 is arrested immediately the pawl 13 arrives atthe end of each of its actuating movements, and the carricris heldstationary until the following actuation by the pawl by a brake-lever24, (wide Figs. 1 and 4,) which is caused to constantly bear against theperiphery of the carrier (wide Fig.4) by a weight 26, the brake-leverbeing loosely centered on a rod 25, supported by the back and frontframings 12 and 11.. The main shaft is carried by bearings 119, boltedto the frames 11 12 and is fitted with fast and loose pulleys 120 121.The training 12 is situated at the back of the machine and is adapted tocarry a series of continuously-rotating brushes 27, equal in number tothat of the bottle-holes in each of the said curviradial series thereof,such number being live in the machine represented on the drawings. (VidaFig. 2 The series of brushes 27 is in alignment with one of thecurviradial series of bottle-holes 6 each time the carrier is at restand at such time is advanced for brushing the interiors of the bottlessupported in the opposite bottle-holes number (five) of bottle ejectors28, which series isalso in alignment with one of the curviradial seriesof bottle-holes 6 each time the carrier is at rest, and at such time isadvanced (simultaneously with the like movement of the brushes 27) forejecting from the opposite bottle-holes 6 in the carrier the bottleswhich have been previously soaked and internally brushed and deliveringthem to the externally-brushing and internally-rinsing apparatus at thefront side of the carrier, the ej ectors being then retiredsimultaneously with the like movement of the brushes 27. Each brush 27when in its inoperative position (wide Fig. 5) rotates within a circularopenended shield 29, which is bolt-ed at 30 to parallel slide-bars 31,(wide Figs. 6 and 9,) which are supported by a guide-bar 32, se cured tofixed cross-bars 33 34, connecting the opposite frames 12. At eachoperative movement of the brush its shield also advances until arrestedby the cross-bar 34, (wide Fig. 9,) after which the brush continues toadvance, passing out of the shield and into the bottle in the carrieruntil it reaches the bottom end thereof. The spindle 35 of each brush(wide Figs. 5 and 9) is secured by a screw-pin 36 to a socket 37, whichis similarly secured to a squared spindle 48, hereinafter furtherreferred to, and works within a sleeve 38 and is kept pressed forward bya spring 39, which is arranged within the sleeve and allows of the brushyielding should it meet with undue resistance at the bottom end of thebottle when advancing. The series of brushes are simultaneouslyadvanced, the advance of each brush (hide Figs. 2, 5, 6, and 9) beingeffected by a weight 40, which is connected by a wire or other suitableflexible connection 41, passin g over a pulley 42, carried by across-shaft 43 (supported by the opposite frames 12) to an extension 44,depending from the sleeve 38, which means allow of the brush yieldingshould it'meet with any undue resistance to its forward motion. Theseries of shields 29 are also advanced simultaneously with each otherand with the like movement of the brushes 27, the advance of each shieldbeing effected by a weight 45, connected to the slidebars 31 byawireorother suitable flexible connection 46, passingover a pulley 47 on thecrossshaft 43. The weights 40 are kept apart bya partitioned frame 123.Each socket37is also, as hereinbefore referred to, secured to a squaredspindle 48, (wide Figs. 5 and 9,) which fits freely within aninternally-squared rotating sleeve 49, so as to be capable of slidingendwise therein to accommodate the advancing and retiring movements ofthe brushes 27. On the sleeve 49 is keyed a pulley 50, which is drivenfrom a pulley 52 on the main shaft 14 by a strap 51, so as to keep thespindle 48 and its connected brush 27 in continuous rotation. The seriesof brushes 27 are rotated simultaneously by a series of the straps 51being used, all driven by the pulley 52 (vidc Figs. 1 and 2) and eachpart-1y encircling and actuating one, two, or more of the pulleys 50.The sleeve 49 is supported by and can freely rotate in the crossbar 33and by and in a rear cross-bar 53, to which latter a traversing motionis imparted by an eccentric 54, (wide Figs. 1 and 11,) keyed to a pulley55, which is driven from the pulley 52 by a strap 56, such motion of thecross-bar 53 giving a sweepin g movementto the rotating brushes 27within the bottles, so as to scour the inner sides and bottom endthereof. To permit such sweeping movement of the brushes, each of thebearings 49 fits sufficiently loosely in the cross-bar 33 to allow it tomove the distance wanted, and this also is the case with respect to thefitting of the socket 37 in the sleeve 38, there being in each. casejust sufficient play between the parts to allow of the brush receivingthe required sweep, which is of a comparatively small extent. 53 aresupported by the opposite frames 12.

The ejector-rods 57 (wide Figs. 1, 2, 3,5, and 9) are support-ed bystandards 58, rising from one of the side frames 12, and by movableframe-bars59,andtheiradvancingmovements (the series being simultaneouslyadvanced) are effected by a weight 60, common to the series and which isconnected to the rear frame-bar 59 by a wire or other suitable flexibleconnection 61, passing over a pulley 62 on the cross-shaft 43. Theretiring movements of the brushes 27 and of the shields 29 and ejectors28 and the raising of the connected weights 40, 45, and are effectedsimultaneously by levers 63 and 64,'(wide Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 9,)which are keyed on a cross-shaft 65, supported by the opposite frames12, and are connected by a cross-bar 66 and by a cross slide-bar 67, andare operated at the proper times to effect such movements from thewormwheel 16 by the crank-pin 70 thereof, working in a slot 71 in theadjacent end of thelever 63. The retiring movements of the ejectors 28are effected by the cross-bar 66, bearing back an extension 59*,depending from the fore framebar59. The rctirin g movements of thebrushes 27 are effected by the slide -bar 67, which works in slots 68,formed in the adjacent ends of the levers 63 64 and in guideways 69,formed at the upper parts of the opposite frames 12,the bar 67 hearingagainst the said depending projections 44. The retiring movements of thebruslrshields 29 are effected by the projections 44, which in theirretiring movements come into engagement with and bear against theadjacent ends of the slidebars 31, to which the shields are connected.ltwill be seen that the advancing movements of the brushes 27, shields29, and ejectors 28 can only be effected bytheir respective weights 40,45, and 60 as and when their common retiring-levers 63 64 permit of thesame being done.

The mechanism for receiving the soaked and internally-brushed bottles ascj ected from the carrier (wide Figs. 1, 4, 5, 9, and. 10) isconstructed with a framing 72, fitted wit-h The cross-bars 33 andpartitions 73, (wide Fig. 4,) forming. channels 74, so arranged as toreceive the bottles from I the said curviradial series of bottle-holes 6in the carrier 5 (wide Fig. 9) and to guide them, mouth downward, (wideFig. 10,) to between the opposite externally-brushing brushes 75 andonto the rinsing-pipes 76. The series of bottles in the series ofbottle-holes 6, opposite the ejectors 28, is, as aforesaid,simultaneously ejected from the carrier 5, and each bottle is receivedonto an opposite slat 77, (wide Fig. 9,) which is pivoted on a pin 78,supported by the adjacent partitions 7 3. The series of slats 77 areimmediately thereafter tilted (wide Fig. 10) by the means hereinafterdescribed, so as to cause the bottles to be lowered, mouths downward, inthe inclosed channels 74, formed by the framing 72, the partitions 73,and the slats 77. Each of the said channels 74 is also fitted with alower shutter 79, the series of such shutters being connected to across-bar 80, journaled in the opposite front frames 1.1 and beingsimultaneously opened (wide Fig. 10) by the means hereinafter describedin such a manner as to permit of the passing of the bottles lowered bythe slats 77 and as to direct them to between the said brushes 75. Thesame movement of the shutters 79 also tilts over the preceding series ofbottles after their having been brushed and rinsed and again raised,(wide Fig. 9,) as hereinafter described, to the level of the frontccntinuations 81 of the channels 74, down which such bottles are thuscaused to slide onto the delivery-table 82.

The simultaneous movements of the series of slats 77 are effected fromthe shaft 17 (wide Figs. 1 to 5 and 7 to 10) by means of a lever 83,which is pivoted at 84 to the sole-plate 10 and receives motion from theshaft 17 by means of a pin 85, projecting from the said crank-plate 18and working in a cam-groove 86 in a cam plate or box 86 bolted to thelever-83. Such lever is pivotally connected to a rod 87,which passesthrough the journals 7 of the carrier, (wide Fig. 8,) and at itsopposite end is connected by a link 88 to a leverarm 89, which is keyedon a cross-rod 90, carried by the opposite frames 11 and on whichcross-rod are keyed other lever-arms 91, which are connected by across-rod 92, to which the overhanging end 93 of each of the series ofpivoted slats 77 is connected by alink 94. The simultaneous movements ofthe series of shutters 79 are also derived from the cross-rod 92, thecross-bar 80, to which they are all connected, as aforesaid, beingconnected to such cross-rod 92 by a link 95 and a lever-arm 96, keyed onthe cross-bar 80. (Vide Figs. 1, 4, 5, 9, and 10.) Theexternally-brushing brushes are keyed on parallel spindle 97, which(wide Figs. 1 and 12) are carried by slide-blocks 98, fitted withintermediate rubber or spring blocks or the like 99, Fig. 13, working ingnideways 100, formed in the opposite frames 11, the blocks 98 beingcapable of adjustment by set-screws 101. (See, also, Fig. 4.) Thebrushes IIO 75 are contiuuouslyrotated in opposite directions from theshaft 14 by straps 1.02, driving pulleys 103, keyed on the spindles 97.

The rinsing mechanism (tide Figs. 1, 4, 5, 10, and 13) is constructedwith a stationary force-pipe 104, from which rises a ser es ofrinsing-pipes 76, adapted to enter the necks of the bottles as they arelowered, as hereinafter described, between the brushes 75, during whichtime and while the bottles remain on the pipes 76 a supply of water torinse the interiors of the bottles is automatically turned on. The cock124, controlling the water-supply, is actuated by lever-arms 125 and126,

which are connected tothe conjunction of one of the bars 112 and one ofthe levers 113,both

hereinafter referred to, and are actuated therefrom, and therinsing-water which falls from the bottles is received by a stationarytrough i 105, from which it may be led away by any suitable overflow 127or other outlet. The upper part of the sides of the trough 105 are open,as at 106, Figs. 1, 10, and 13, to permit of vertical reciprocation of acasting 107, which is or pivotally connected at 111 to a connectingbar112, the two of which bars are respectively connected to lever-arms 113,which are keyed on a cross-shaft 114, supported by standards 115. On thecross-shaft 114 there is also keyed a lever-arm 127, which is connectedto the worm-wheel 16 at 116 by a bar 117. By such means the casting 107is raised from about the position indicated in Fig. 5 to about thatindicated in Fig. 10, and when it has reached such latter position theshutters 77 79 have, by the operation of the connected levers 83 89 9194 95 96, gradually been so far opened as to allow the bottles to slidenecks downward in the partitioned frame 72, between thecontinuously-rotating externallybrus'hing brushes 75 and onto the woodencups 118, which surmount theraised casting 107. The casting 107 isthereupon, by the operation of the connected levers 117 127 113 112,lowered to the position indicated in Fig. 5, the bottles descending withit below the bottom level of the shutters 79 and between the brushes 75,and the rinsing-pipes 76 enter their necks as they descend. While thecasting and the bottles it supports are descending the tap is by theoperation of the levers 125 126 turned on and the bottles are internallyrinsed, and during the same time the shutters 77 79 are by their saidconnected levers 83 89 91 94 95 96 caused to resume the positionsindicated in Figs. 5 and 9, ready to receive the next series of soakedand internally-brushed bottles to be externally brushed and rinsed.WVhen the shutters 77 79 have resumed the positions indicated in Figs. 5

and 9, the rinsing of the lowered bottles will have been effected, andthe casting, together with the rinsed bottles it supports, are then, bythe operation of their said connected levers 117 127 113 112, caused torise (during which the tap 124 is turned off by the levers 125 126) anddeliver the series of rinsed bottles between the brushes 75, but now atthe back side of the shutters 79, (mile Fig. 9,) in such a position asthat they will be caused to be tilted over on to the delivery-table 82(down which they slide) by the next out-ward movement of the shutters 79in lowering the next series of bottles to be rinsed.

The operation of the mechanism is as follows: In starting the machinethe bottles to be cleansed are placed in the consecutive curviradialseries of recesses 6 in the carrier 5, with their necks all toward theback of the machine, and the carrier is or may be rotated by hand(without operating any of the other mechanism) until the firstcurviradial series of soaked bottles comes opposite the series ofbrushes 25. Thereupon the main driving-strap is transferred from theloose pulley 121 to the fast pulley 120 on the main shaft 14, which iscontinuously rotated; The rotation of the shaft 14 effects the followingseveral operations by the several connections hereinbefore described indetail, viz: it imparts by the connections 15 16 17 18 19 20 23 13 22 astep-bystep rotary motion to the carrier 5. It also imparts by theconnections 52 51 5O 49 48 37 36 a continuous rotary motion to theseries of internally-brushing brushes 27. It also imparts by theconnections 102 103 97 a continuous rotary motion to theexternally-brushing brushes 75. It also during each period of rest ofthe carrier 5 permits by the connections 15 16 70 63 65 64 66 67 of theseries of brushes 27, with their shields 29, and of the series of ejectors 28 being advanced by their respective connections 40 41 44 38 3945 46 31 30, and 61 59 57, so as to cause the bottles opposite thebrushes to be internally brushed and those opposite the ejectors to beejected from the carrier on the shutters 77 at the other side of themachine, and subsequently by such connections 15 16 63 65 64 66 67 44 3831 30 59 57 causessuch series of brushes 27, shields 29, and ejectors 28to be retired clear of the carrier to permit of the next step-likemovement of the latter. It also between each retirement and advance ofthe said brushes, shields, and ejectors causes by the connections 15 1617 18 86 83 87 89 90 91 92 9493 78 95 96 80 the shutters 77 79 to beopened, so as to lower the bottles ejected from the carrier between theexternall y-brushin g brushes 75 onto the vertically-reciprocatingcasting 107 of the rinsing mechanism, and to be again shut, ready toreceive the next series of bottles ejected from the carrier. It alsobetween each shutting and opening of the shutters 77 79 causes by theconnections 15 16 116 117 127 114 113 112 111 109 126 the casting 107,supporting the bottles lowered there- IIO t ma ze unto, as aforesaid, tobe lowered about the musing-pipes 76 and to be raised again be tween thebrushes 75 at the back side of the shutters 79, and the tap 124 to be inthe mean time turned on and o p 122 represents lubricating-caps fittedto the parts desired to be kept lubricated.

I claim as my invention 1. In machinery for washing bottles, incombination, an intermittently-rotating bottlecarrier 5, having through-apertures 6, in which the bottles are soaked and internally brushed,continuous]y-rotating and intermittently advancing and retiring brushes27, arranged at one side of the carrier, by which the bottles areinternally brushed while supported by the carrier and while the latteris at rest, simultaneously advancing and retiring ejectors 28, arrangedat the same side of the carrier, by which the soaked andinternally-brushed bottles are ejected from the carrier,intermittentlyacting slats 77 and shutters 79, arranged at the otherside of the carrier, by which the bottles ejected from the carrier arereceived and guided, mouths downward, to means for externally brushingthem and internally rinsing them and are subse-. quently passed onto adelivery-table arranged at the same side of the carrier,continuouslyrotating stationary brushes 75, by which the bottles areexternally brushed both previously and subsequently to their beinginternally rinsed, intermittently-acting stationary rinsing-pipes 7 6,and intermittently-acting retiring and advancing carriers 107, by whichthe bottles to be rinsed are received from between the brushes 75,lowered onto the rinsing-pipes 76, and subsequently returned be tweensuch brushes 75 into position to be passed onto the delivery-table, asset forth.

2. In machinery for washing bottles, in combination, anintermittently-rotating bottleearrier 5, provided with apertures 6, inwhich the bottles are soaked and internally brushed,continuously-rotating and intermittently advancing and retiring brushes27, arranged at one side of the carrier, by which the bottles areinternally brushed while supported by the carrier and while the latteris at rest, and simultaneously advancing and retiring ejectors 28,arranged at the same side of the carrier, by which series ofpreviously-soaked and internally-brushed bottles are ejected from thecarrier, as set forth.

3. In machinery for washing bottles, in combination, a brush 27, socket237, square rod 48, sleeve 49, and continuously-rotating pulley 50, afixed supportingbearing 33, and an endwise-reciprocatingsupporting-bearing 53, a sleeve 38, and contained spring 39,0perating onthe socket 37, and connected weight 40, intermittently advancing thebrush, a simultaneously advancing and retiring guided brushshield 29,advanced by a connected weight 45, the said brushes, shields, ejectors,and connected means being all in series of any retive movement, as setforth.

4. In machinery for washing bottles, in combination, anintermittentlyu'otat-ing bottlecarrier 5, provided with apertures 6, inwhich the bottles are soaked and internally brushed, intermittentlyadvancing and retiring ejectors 28, arranged at one side of the carrierand by which the soaked'and internally-brushed bottles are ejectedtherefrom, and intermittently-acting slats 77 and shutters 79, arrangedat the other side of the carrier and by which the bottles ejected fromthe carrier are received and guided, mouths downward, betweenexternally-operating brushes 75 and onto internally-rinsing pipes 76 andsubsequently passed onto a delivery-table 82, all arranged at the sameside of the carrier, as set forth.

5. In machinery for washing bottles, in combination, anintennittently-rotating bottlecarrier 5, provided with apertures 6, inwhich the bottles are soaked and internally brushed,intermittently-acting slats 77 and shutters 79, arranged at one side ofthe carrier and by which the bottles ejected from the carrier afterhaving been soaked and internally brushed while supported thereby arereceived and guided, mouths downward, between externally-operatingbrushes 75 and onto internally-rinsing pipes 76 and are subsequentlypassed onto a delivery-table 82, all arranged at the same side of thecarrier, continuouslyrotating stationary brushes 75, by which thebottles are externally brushed both previously and subsequently to theirbeing internally rinsed, intermittently-acting stationary rinsing-pipes76, and intermittently-acting retiring and advancing carriers 107, bywhich the bottles to be rinsed are received from between the brushes75,lowered onto the rinsing-pipes 76, and subsequently returned betweensuch brushes 75 into position to be passed onto the delivery-table, asset forth.

6. In machinery for washing bottles, in combination,intermittently-acting slats 77 and shutters 7 9, by which the bottlesafter being soaked and internally brushed are received and guided,mouths downward, between externally-operating brushes 75 andinternallyrinsing-pipes 76 and are subsequently passed onto adelivery-table 82, continuously-rotating brushes 75, by which thebottles are externally brushed both previously and subsequently to theirbeing internally rinsed, intermittently-acting stationary rinsing-pipes76, and intermittently-acting retiring and advancing carriers 107, bywhich the bottles to be rinsed are received from between the brushes 75,lowered onto the rinsing-pipes 76, and subsequently returned betweensuch brushes 75 into position to be passed onto the delivery-table, asset forth.

7. In machinery for washing bottles, in combination, a channeled frame72, an intermittentlyoperating slat 77, connected levers 94, 91, 89, and83, and operating-cam 86 and an intermittently-operating shutter 7 9,connected to and operated by such connected series of levers, such slatsand shutters being in series of any required number, as set forth.

7 8. In machinery for Washing" bottles, in combination, a stationaryforce-pipe 104, series of rinsing-pipes 76, intermittently-operatin5cock 124, and connected levers 126, 125, 113, and 127, and rod 117,operating crank-pin name to this specification in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

GEORGE BURGES, JR. Witnesses:

S. ERNEST BRANSON, FRANK M. CLARK.

